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Studio:Warner Brothers
Director:Spike Lee
Screenwriter:James Baldwin, Spike Lee, & Arnold Perl
Story:Based on the book The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley
Producer:Spike Lee & Marvin Worth
Director of Photography:Ernest Dickerson
Editor:Barry Alexander Brown
Production:Wynn Thomas
Cast:Denzel Washington (Malcolm X)
 Angela Basset (Betty Shabazz)
 Albert Hall (Baines)
 Al Freeman, Jr. (Elijah Muhammad)
 Delroy Lindo (West Indian Archie)
 Spike Lee (Shorty)
 Theresa Randle (Laura)
 Kate Vernon (Sophia)
Awards:Nominated, Academy Award, 1992, best actor (Washington), best costume design (Ruth Carter)
 Nominated, Golden Globe, 1993, best actor in a drama (Washington)
 Won, New York Film Critics Circle, 1992, best actor (Washington)
 Won, Berlin International Film Festival, 1993, best actor (Washington)
 Color, 201 minutes.